Sunday, February 17, 2013

Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman

A young girl is curious about Abraham Lincoln and sets out to find out more about the life of the nation's sixteenth president.
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72 comments:

  1. Brooke KingFebruary 18, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    I really liked this book because it was a biography (which I like), but not a typical biography. I really liked the word choice and sentence structure. And the art work was amazing!****

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  2. willMay 16, 2013 at 12:29 PM

    I like how it gave a lot of imformation

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  3. allieJuly 1, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    The art work was outstanding!!!I love the print on the book as well.

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  4. Mandalyn/Ms.Norris 5thSeptember 3, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    I loved the art work in this book! I love Biography's, Its just so much fun to learn about a different person, and they tell you about there life!***

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  5. lauren/norrisSeptember 10, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    i love the art in this book and i went to washington DC this summer and saw the lincon memorial and learned about his speech ***

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  6. Vinvent/Bowen 4thSeptember 16, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    I like that the girl just got the thought of a President by looking at someone in a suit and tophat! ***

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  7. briley 4thSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    I like the aventer she gose on to find info about.****

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  8. christian/wankaSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:49 AM

    The art was tremendous it shows the different and it gave you alot of background knowledge about lincoln****

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  9. peyton/BoeingSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:49 AM

    I liked looking at lincon because it gave facts about licon that i did not know.

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  10. Jayla BoeingSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:50 AM

    I really like how the little girl said all the facts about Lincon even some i didnt know. And i think other people well enjoy this book to.***

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  11. Adela BoeingSeptember 18, 2013 at 6:51 AM

    Its talking about a little girl talking about lincon. Listing all the facts That she knows and some we don't know.****

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  12. peyton/BoeingSeptember 18, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    I like this book because it told me facts i did not know about Lincon****

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  13. john/wankaSeptember 18, 2013 at 7:49 AM

    This book was good i liked it when she draw the 5 dollar bill .***

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  14. maddie/norrisSeptember 18, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    I raelly liked this book because the art work was so difraunt and all the fact it has .I did not know that Abe Linkon was 7 feet tall with his hat on .***

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  15. ChristianSeptember 18, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    I like this book beacause someone used the presedent's name for bills

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  16. Christian/MckinneySeptember 18, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    My rating is ****

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  17. sabra/norrisSeptember 19, 2013 at 7:11 AM

    I liked the book because it gave me facts about lincon and my favret part was when the 5 doller bill had lincon on it and it remined her about lincon.***

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  18. Alex / Mrs.BoeningSeptember 19, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    I liked the book because the book gave me facts about Abraham Lincoln. ****

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  19. angelica/allienSeptember 20, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    I like this becues you lern more about Lincan.

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  20. jessica/hemingwaySeptember 23, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    I liked looking at lincoln it was a very good book. I liked how she was really interested about abe lincoln and told us facts about his life. I give it *** stars.

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  21. johnathan/norrisSeptember 23, 2013 at 7:46 AM

    This was a great book. Teaches me alot I didn't no. However I did not get some of the facts.Other than that great book.***

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  22. morgan/IntriagoSeptember 23, 2013 at 9:07 AM

    I love this book becase in the beging I saw a girl with a bunny hatt on and when I saw peopol in the spring I love the color pink and the trees were rilly prity and i had to coment about it.

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  23. Jayda/HemingwaySeptember 25, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    I absolutly loved this book it is so full of facts and information. One day i would love to look at Lincoln> ****

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    1. Brooke KingSeptember 25, 2013 at 2:31 PM

      I would love to go to Washington DC and see the Lincoln Memorial also.

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  24. junior/wankaSeptember 26, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    I liked the book because i learned more about aberham lincon i give it***

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  25. noah/duncanSeptember 27, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    this book told me alot of facts about lincoln and his death i give it a *** rating:]

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  26. kael/bowenSeptember 29, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    Liked the book because the information about lincoln

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  27. sidney romigSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    I loved this book it gave me information i did'nt know about Lincoln before****

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  28. Campbell L/IntriagoSeptember 30, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    **I like it because the girl wants to learn about Abe Lincoln and so do I.

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  29. Lauren AvinaSeptember 30, 2013 at 6:05 PM

    I loved this book because it told facts but also it was funny because I thought the step mother was someone else at first. ****

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  30. Sean C/HemingwaySeptember 30, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    I liked the book because I learned alot about lincon. ***

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  31. Dylan/wankaOctober 1, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    I like this book because it gave info about ablinclon

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  32. Noah/DuncanOctober 1, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    Now I know why lincon was killed.....He was killed by a man who did not want slavery to end.

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  33. aurora/mswankaOctober 2, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    i have been to the lincon memorial in washing DC . I also liked how it had facts in it.

    i give it**stars

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  34. Mirella/BishopOctober 2, 2013 at 5:49 PM

    I liked that I could learned a lot about Lincoln.I liked that the girl wants to learn about Lincoln.

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  35. max/norrisOctober 4, 2013 at 8:20 AM

    i liked it because he is intersting

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  36. asya/wankaOctober 8, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    I love how they give so much information about Lincoln and how the girl wants to learn about him.

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  37. asya/wankaOctober 8, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    *****

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  38. Aaron/WankaOctober 8, 2013 at 11:58 AM

    i love lincon books and i love history thats why i sometimes look at history books *****

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  39. danielle/boeningOctober 9, 2013 at 6:21 AM

    This book gave me alot of information.****
    I liked it.

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  40. Thomas/BoeingOctober 9, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    I like it because she gets an book from abahmam lincon and she gets alot of facts from it and i would read it again.****

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  41. Marcus/BowenOctober 9, 2013 at 11:25 AM

    The pictures of this book is awesome ****

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  42. Erika W./ Duncan 5October 11, 2013 at 6:49 AM

    I like this book because of how the author puts her thinking and notes into the book, and I wonder what the notes in his hat said?

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  43. Erika W./ Duncan 5October 11, 2013 at 6:51 AM

    I forgot to add my stars. I give this book **** stars.

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  44. Corbin/BowenOctober 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    I like how every time she walked somewhere she saw someone who look like Lincoln.
    ****

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  45. jessica/hemingwayOctober 15, 2013 at 6:05 AM

    I liked how it tells you facts about abe lincoln and questions she would ask him if he were still alive. I give it ** stars.

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  46. PeytonM/mckinnyOctober 15, 2013 at 8:09 AM

    I like this book becose it had good ilastrashion ***

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  47. Caleb/WankaOctober 15, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    I loved this book because the facts about honest abe. I give it ***** stars

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  48. colby/duncunOctober 17, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    loved the book because it was about a girl who was discovering about lincon

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  49. Tiegan/DuncanOctober 17, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    I liked how the girl was curious about learning about abriham lincon and figured out some facts about him I give this book. *****

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  50. caylee/wankaOctober 25, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    I really liked this book because it teaches me alot about Aberham Lincon ****

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  51. markaeia/wellsNovember 1, 2013 at 12:23 PM

    this book is awsome it is my 2nd favorite from the bluebonet colection****

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  52. jacob/duncanNovember 4, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    I liked this book because it taught you things that presidents have to worry and think about.****

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  53. kaylie.g/mrsneffNovember 11, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    this is my favorite book. because i learn about aberham lincon. ***

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  54. Justin/HemingwayNovember 23, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    This book had more Lincoln facts then any other book that I've ever read.I loved the picture of the cherry blossoms**.

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  55. Joshua P/ McKinneyNovember 23, 2013 at 5:20 PM

    I really like this book. My favorite part was when Lincoln got kicked by a mule and slept for 2 days!! It



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  56. Zander/HemingwayNovember 29, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    after this book I would want to go to his memorial but it had some pretty interesting facts

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  57. markaeia/wellsDecember 4, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    this book is awsome i love it i love it ilove i like when she does not realise it's lincon

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  58. Alex/DuncanDecember 6, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    I like how the book told me how escaped from slavery and why****

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  59. Kira/NorrisDecember 8, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    This book was amazing because it gave you a lot of information about Abraham Lincoln ,and how he raised this country to be like it is now. I will rate this book*** stars

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  60. peyton E/mckinneyDecember 9, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    I like this book because she said the presidents names on the bill.****

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  61. Jameson/hemingwayDecember 10, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    This book was awesome it had a lot of facts that I did not know. I give this book*****

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  62. grayson/duncanDecember 13, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    I love this book because they made A. Lincon so inportant

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  63. chandler/romigDecember 16, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    I liked how it gave facts and questions about him.

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  64. Jameson/HemingwayDecember 17, 2013 at 8:46 AM

    I like this book because it had very good facts I give it****

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  65. Tyler/HemingwayDecember 19, 2013 at 7:24 PM

    I think that she picked a good president to learn about.****

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  66. scotty/hemingwayDecember 20, 2013 at 9:18 AM

    I like this picture book!!!***

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  67. Hunter/RomigDecember 28, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    I liked all the interesting facts about Abraham Loncoln and Washington DC and all the monuments. the cool part is I have seen all of them. The pictures were pretty. I give this book 5 stars

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  68. lorenzo/neffJanuary 7, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    i like how when you go to the cheery blosems in the sping you can viset lincon

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  69. chesney/duncanJanuary 21, 2014 at 7:11 AM

    that she read all about abe lincon like over16,000 books. ***

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  70. skylar/duncanJanuary 29, 2014 at 7:00 AM

    i loved how this book discribed ab licloin and talked about him
    RATE:*****

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  71. duncan/joshuaJanuary 29, 2014 at 7:09 AM

    I like the art in the book it looked good ****

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